Help is Here: Recovery

IDHS has individuals who can provide you with professional support, advice, and can connect you with customized resources for Substance Use Disorder, Problem Gambling and Mental Health.

Substance Use Disorder Services

• Illinois Helpline for Opioids & Other Substances
  • 1-833-2FINDHELP
  • helplineil.org 
  • For additional Substance Use Disorder Resources visit: https://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=123318 
• Gambling Disorder Services
  • 1.800.GAMBLER or text ILGAMB TO 53342
  • weknowthefeeling.org 

Recovery Services

• Narcotics Anonymous Online Meetings:
  • Virtual NA: https://virtual-na.org/meetings/ 
  • One Promise Group of Narcotics Anonymous https://www.onepromisena.org/ 
  • Universal Hope Group of Narcotics Anonymous http://www.uhgna.com/ 
    • Meeting are held on Sunday's at 9:00pm ET
• Alcoholics Anonymous Online Intergoup
  • Alcoholics Anonymous Online Intergoup (OIAA) is here to serve our online groups; carry the message of Alcoholics Anonymous; provide a resource for A.A. information; and a listing of online A.A. groups.
• The Buddhist Recovery Network
  • Online and telephone meetings. The Buddhist Recovery Network promotes the use of Buddhist teachings and practices to help people recover from the suffering caused by addictive behaviors and is open to people of all backgrounds, and respectful of all recovery paths
  • https://www.buddhistrecovery.org/meetingslisting/meetings/Telephone+-+Online.htm 
• For online recovery resources, including virtual support communities, meetings (NA, AA, etc.) and other digital/online resources, visit: https://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=123318 

Mental Health Services

• Crisis and Referral Entry Services available 24 hours 7 days a week designed to assist individuals in Illinois who are a risk to themselves or others due to a mental health crisis. CARES Line - 1-800-345-9049
• Crisis Intervention Response System for assistance with placement of at risk youth: 1-800-252-2873
• Trevor Project Hotline (LGBTQ+): 1-866-488-7386
  • Text line: Text "START" to 678678
  • Online chat available: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ 
• Trans Lifeline's Peer Support Hotline: 1-877-565-8860
• IMAlive is a free, confidential and secure online chat service. All chats are answered by trained volunteers. Our focus is suicide intervention, prevention, awareness and education. We provide help and hope through online crisis chat, college campus and high school events and other educational programs.
  • https://www.imalive.org/ 
• Depression Chat Rooms
  • This website is dedicated to depression and anxiety peer support. The main forms of communication we offer are via our supportive Depression Chat Rooms, Depression Forums and our Depression Blog section.
• 7 Cups
  • Looking for what to do when you're lonely and sad, or looking for a bored and lonely (or depressed) chat room? You're not alone! There are so many others out there feeling the same way. 7 Cups has compassionate people like yourself who are available 24/7 to chat and support you. Regardless of where you're at or what you're feeling, we have a home for you here.
  • https://www.7cups.com/bored-lonely-chat-room/